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John Browning’s Automatic Rifle Is a Killing Machine
War is Boring ^
| September 10, 2015
| Paul Richard Huard
Posted on 09/11/2015 6:59:42 AM PDT by C19fan
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09/11/2015 6:59:42 AM PDT
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C19fan
To: C19fan
Artillery fire actually killed more men than machine guns True. But it was the combination of machine guns and barbed wire that drove armies into stationary positions where artillery could be most effective.
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:04:30 AM PDT
by
SeeSharp
To: C19fan
I once owned a BAR, loved it. However the stock was a bit flat for my size.
On the other hand a A Bolt in a Magnum Chambering is a dream rifle. Carried one from Texas to Alberta, CA. Nothing ever ran far that I put a chunk of lead/copper thru.
Unfortunately one day while boating...
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:07:40 AM PDT
by
VRWCarea51
(The original 1998 version)
To: C19fan
"For example, during just one day in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme the British lost 21,000 men"
I also remember the Aussies didn't do to well when they went over the top in the face of Turkish machine guns at Gallipoli. That debacle almost ruined Churchill's career.
To: SeeSharp
It’s always the combination that racks up the body count.
To: C19fan
The Heavy Counter Assault Rifle by Ohio Ordnance Works is a modernized version of the classic weapon.Cool. Hope the Pentagon gives it a good look.
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:11:28 AM PDT
by
skeeter
To: C19fan
Clyde Barrow liked the BAR.
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:14:54 AM PDT
by
KeyLargo
To: C19fan
The BAR was outstanding because it was supremely reliable, accurate and steady as a rock. I remember being able to see the strikes of my rounds through my peep sight and controlling the hits. Nice slow, controllable 450 RPM rate of fire.
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:15:21 AM PDT
by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: VRWCarea51
You're not talking about a real BAR, are you? I think you're talking about that semiauto sporting rifle Browning put out for a long while.
Not really a combat weapon.
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:17:14 AM PDT
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Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: Chainmail
Yep, all in a full up, full length 30-06 rifle cartridge.
To: KeyLargo
That looks like an old A-5 semi-auto shotgun too.
To: C19fan
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:19:47 AM PDT
by
KeyLargo
To: C19fan
John Brownings Automatic Rifle Is a Killing Machine One could say the best, BAR none...
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:21:55 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Actions have consequences. Especially stupid actions.)
To: C19fan
John Brownings Automatic Rifle Is a Killing MachineAnd all this time, I thought it was for mixing pizza dough.
Who knew?
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:24:02 AM PDT
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OldSmaj
(obama is a worthless mohametan. Impeach his ass now!)
To: headstamp 2
I think it’s a Remington Model 11, made under the Browning patent.
To: Chainmail
I’m pretty sure he was talking about a real BAR...thus the boating accident.
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:27:21 AM PDT
by
Lee'sGhost
("Just look at the flowers, Lizzie. Just look at the flowers.")
To: KeyLargo
In the slo-mo part. .you could see how controllable the recoil was...incredible.
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:27:52 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: Tijeras_Slim
Yes, you are quite right.
A lot of interchangeable firearm designs in that era. Remington manufactured many Browning patents back then.
All fantastic pieces of machinery from the man with the CAD/CAM mind.
To: C19fan
Tangentially related, I highly recommend Dan Carlin's multipart podcast called "
Blueprint for Armageddon" about WWI. It really brings home the horror of WWI and how 19th Century military thinking was erroneously applied with the unknown effects of 20th century technology.
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:37:04 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
To: Flick Lives
I am a big fan of Dan Carlin. All his history podcasts are amazing. Great uses of both secondary and primary accounts. All freepers who are interested in history should support him.
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09/11/2015 7:39:16 AM PDT
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C19fan
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